Photos of Ukraine’s 34-year journey from independence to invasion

FILE - People wave Ukrainian national flags as they gather outside the parliament building during a pro-independence rally, in Kyiv, Sept. 4, 1991. (AP Photo/Dusan Vranic, File)

August 23, 2025 - 10:21 PM

From student protests in 1990 to the surrender of its nuclear arsenal, Ukraine marks 34 years of independence as war with Russia continues.

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